Flush controller

ABSTRACT

The flush controller interrupts the flow of clean water down the toilet drain at the total control of the person flushing the toilet. 
     The water flow is interrupted instantly by releasing the flush handle. 
     Installation can be done by anyone without tools in not over 2 minutes. 
     It is made of recycled high density polyethylene. 
     There are no known similar devices.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The inventor is not aware of any device which works as does the flushcontroller.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The flush controller was developed to end the needless, and heretoforeunstoppable, waste of clean water every time a toilet is flushed. Itcame about as the result of the inventor's observation of the wastefulpropensity of the flush toilet as it is now configured. Once the flapperis raised, it will allow water from the reservoir to flow down the drainuntil there is not water enough left in the reservoir to impede the dropof the flapper back over the flush valve seat. This uses up to 1.6gallons per flush.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

On toilets as now configured, when the flapper is raised, it will stayin the raised position until the water level in the reservoir drops tothe point where the flapper weighs more that the water pressure keepingit in the upraised position.

There are no known devices, prior to the flush controller, which canarrest the flapper's ascent at any point in the flush cycle and causethe flapper to fall back in place over the flush valve seat.

DRAWINGS

A single page showing FIGS. 1 and 2 is attached.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 shows the overall length and width of the flush controller, alongwith the placement of the holes by which the flush controller isattached to the filler tube.

FIG. 2 shows the position of the flush controller installed over theflapper. Once the flush handle is released the flapper falls back intoplace over the flush valve seat.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The flush controller is made of totally recycled high densitypolyethylene. It is made using a stamping device to cut the polyethyleneinto a rectangular shape which is 10½ inches long by 3 inches wide. Thethickness is 0.016 inch.

On each end of the flush controller is a ⅞ inch hole 1 inch from theends and centered on the horizontal midline. These holes allow the flushcontroller to be placed over the filler tube so that it forms ahorseshoe-shaped spring over the flapper. When the flush handle isreleased, the pressure from the horseshoe causes the flapper toinstantly fall back into its resting position to prevent further runningof clean water into the toilet bowl. Tick marks of 1/16 inch are made onthe circumference of each hole to accommodate filler tubes of variousdiameters.

The person flushing the toilet has total control of the amount of waterused in the flushing process.

The flush controller can be installed by anybody in not more than 2minutes. There are absolutely no tools required for installation and thewater does not have to be shut off.

1. Saves clean water even on low flush toilets; 1.06 pints for urineflush, 2 quarts for solids.